Finan the Agile

Finan the Agile was an Irish warrior during the 9th century. In 878, he was enslaved by the Danish slave trader Sverri, who forced him to become an oarsman aboard a Danish merchant ship as it travelled to Iceland; during the journey, he befriended Uhtred of Bebbanburg. In 880, they escaped after Ragnar Ragnarsson and Steapa ambushed Sverri as he attempted to sell Uhtred in England, and Finan accompanied him as his new companion. During the assault on Kjartan's fortress of Dunholm, Finan defeated Sven Kjartansson and had him fed to Thyra Ragnarsdottir's hounds.